487 research outputs found
Continuously Crossing u=z in the H3+ Boundary CFT
For AdS boundary conditions, we give a solution of the H3+ two point function
involving degenerate field with SL(2)-label b^{-2}/2, which is defined on the
full (u,z) unit square. It consists of two patches, one for z<u and one for
u<z. Along the u=z "singularity", the solutions from both patches are shown to
have finite limits and are merged continuously as suggested by the work of
Hosomichi and Ribault. From this two point function, we can derive
b^{-2}/2-shift equations for AdS_2 D-branes. We show that discrete as well as
continuous AdS_2 branes are consistent with our novel shift equations without
any new restrictions.Comment: version to appear in JHEP - 12 pages now; sign error with impact on
some parts of the interpretation fixed; material added to become more
self-contained; role of bulk-boundary OPE in section 4 more carefully
discussed; 3 references adde
A transient network of telechelic polymers and microspheres : structure and rheology
We study the structure and dynamics of a transient network composed of
droplets of microemulsion connected by telechelic polymers. The polymer induces
a bridging attraction between droplets without changing their shape. A
viscoelastic behaviour is induced in the initially liquid solution,
characterised in the linear regime by a stretched exponential stress
relaxation. We analyse this relaxation in the light of classical theories of
transient networks. The role of the elastic reorganisations in the deformed
network is emphasized. In the non linear regime, a fast relaxation dynamics is
followed by a second one having the same rate as in the linear regime. This
behaviour, under step strain experiments, should induce a non monotonic
behaviour in the elastic component of the stress under constant shear rate.
However, we obtain in this case a singularity in the flow curve very different
from the one observed in other systems, that we interpret in terms of fracture
behaviour.Comment: 9 pages, 4 figure
Habitual Fluid Intake Does Not Affect Sleep Parameters in Young Women.
Sleep is essential for optimal physical performance, cognitive function, recovery, and overall health. Similarly, hydration status has been shown to influence physical and cognitive functions. Dehydration can lead to impaired cognition and possibly impaired sleep. However, the effect of habitual total water intake (TWI) on sleep and recovery measures have not been examined. PURPOSE: To examine the effect of TWI on sleep and recovery measures in young women. METHODS: Twenty-two young women (age: 22.8±4.6 yrs; body mass: 60.0±9.5 kg; height: 164.6±6.1 cm) collected fluid intake and food consumption information across a 5 day period, and average TWI was calculated based on them. Then, participants were categorized in either High Drinker (HD; ³ 2.5L/day; n=13; age: 23.0±3.6 yrs) or Low Drinker (LD; £ 1.6 L/day; n=9; age: 23±3yrs). Sleep and recovery measures were collected using a wearable sleep-tracking device that participants wore for 5 consecutive days. Sleep and recovery measures were compared between HD and LD, using a two-tailed independent t-test and effect sizes (ES). ES were identified as either small (0.2-0.49), medium (0.5-0.79), and large (\u3e0.8). RESULTS: No significant differences were found in resting heart rate (HD: 63.7±4.6 bpm, LD: 61.9± 5.2 bpm; p=0.40), heart rate variability (HD: 58.2±14.1 ms, 69.6±40.9 ms; p=0.44), slow wave sleep (SWS) (HD: 1.5±0.4 hrs, LD: 1.4±0.3 hrs; p=0.55), SWS percentage (HD: 19.3±3.8 %, LD: 18.7±3.7 %; p=0.17) sleep consistency (HD: 65.2±15.6 %, LD: 63.3±7. 3%; p=0.71), and sleep efficiency (HD: 90.5±3.1 %, LD: 90.4±2.0 %; p=0.91). While there were no statistical differences, rapid eye movement (REM) sleep (HD: 2.0±0.4 hrs, LD: 1.6±0.7 hrs; p=0.17) and REM percentage (HD: 26.1±3.8 %, LD: 21.5±7.8 %; p=0.13) displayed the largest differences, with REM indicating a medium ES (d=0.70) and REM percentage having a large ES (d=0.80). CONCLUSION: Habitual fluid intake might not impact sleep measurement. However, based on ES, REM sleep and REM percentage potentially display a trend. Still, more research is necessary to further determine any correlations
One pendulum to run them all
The analytical solution for the three-dimensional linear pendulum in a rotating frame of reference is obtained, including Coriolis and centrifugal accelerations, and expressed in terms of initial conditions. This result offers the possibility of treating Foucault and Bravais pendula as trajectories of the same system of equations, each of them with particular initial conditions. We compare them with the common two-dimensional approximations in textbooks. A previously unnoticed pattern in the three-dimensional Foucault pendulum attractor is presented
Impact of Habitual Water Intake on Muscle Quality and Total Body Water-A Pilot Study
Proper hydration is essential for critical health and performance functions, such as muscle function and body fluid balance. The effect of acute hydration status has been studied on health and muscle performance; however, the effect of habitual water intake on muscle quality and total body water between high and low consumption has not been examined. PURPOSE: To determine the impact of habitual water intake on muscle quality and total body water. METHODS: Eleven women (age: 27.6±7.9 years; mass: 60.3±10.8 kg) provided a five-day dietary food log to categorize them into HIGH or LOW daily total water intake (TWI). TWI values \u3e2.5-3.3 L/day (HIGH) or \u3c 0.7-1.6 L/day (LOW) were used to determine groups. Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) and ultrasound images were obtained to assess overall muscle quality and total body fluid balance between the two groups. Analysis of ultrasound images using ImageJ determined length (cm), cross-sectional area (CSA), and muscle quality through echo intensity (EI) of the participant’s right and left rectus femoris (RF). An independent sample T-Test and effect sizes (ES) were used to assess differences between HIGH and LOW. RESULTS: Due to this study being a pilot study, there was no significant differences in right RF length between LOW (1.44±0.22 cm) and HIGH (1.22±0.24 cm, p=0.153) with a large effect size of (ES=0.98). There were no significant differences in left RF length (p=0.861) between HIGH (1.46±0.28 cm) and LOW (1.42±0.32) groups with a trivial effect size (ES=0.11). Right RF CSA had non-significant differences between LOW (3.72±1.18 cm2) and HIGH (2.95±1.05 cm2, p=0.309) with medium effect (ES=0.68). There were no differences in CSA-left between HIGH (3.63 ± 1.06 cm) and LOW (3.83±1.44, p=0.816, ES=0.15). Right RF muscle quality also had a medium effect size (ES=0.78) between HIGH (135.30±21.82 A.U) and LOW (117.71±23.10 A.U). Muscle quality of the left RF had a small effect size (ES=0.26) between LOW (118.29±22.18 A.U) and HIGH (125.97±39.47 A.U, p=0.684). While there was no statistical difference due to the power (p=0.163), total body water (TBW) percentage (%) was greater in HIGH (53.9±1.5%) compared to LOW (50.6±5.4%, ES= 0.75) with medium effects. HIGH and LOW demonstrated no statistical difference (p=0.579) with a small effect size (ES=0.36) between ECF% and ICF%, respectively (41.00±0.72%, 41.39±1.20%; 59.00±0.72%, 58.61±1.20%). CONCLUSION: Despite no significant differences, based on ES, HIGH habitual water intake increases TBW% than LOW. Further data must be collected to draw definitive conclusions; however, these results suggest skeletal muscle quality is high with LOW habitual water intake
Spherical functions on the de Sitter group
Matrix elements and spherical functions of irreducible representations of the
de Sitter group are studied on the various homogeneous spaces of this group. It
is shown that a universal covering of the de Sitter group gives rise to
quaternion Euler angles. An explicit form of Casimir and Laplace-Beltrami
operators on the homogeneous spaces is given. Different expressions of the
matrix elements and spherical functions are given in terms of multiple
hypergeometric functions both for finite-dimensional and unitary
representations of the principal series of the de Sitter group.Comment: 40 page
Projective dynamics and classical gravitation
Given a real vector space V of finite dimension, together with a particular
homogeneous field of bivectors that we call a "field of projective forces", we
define a law of dynamics such that the position of the particle is a "ray" i.e.
a half-line drawn from the origin of V. The impulsion is a bivector whose
support is a 2-plane containing the ray. Throwing the particle with a given
initial impulsion defines a projective trajectory. It is a curve in the space
of rays S(V), together with an impulsion attached to each ray. In the simplest
example where the force is identically zero, the curve is a straight line and
the impulsion a constant bivector. A striking feature of projective dynamics
appears: the trajectories are not parameterized.
Among the projective force fields corresponding to a central force, the one
defining the Kepler problem is simpler than those corresponding to other
homogeneities. Here the thrown ray describes a quadratic cone whose section by
a hyperplane corresponds to a Keplerian conic. An original point of view on the
hidden symmetries of the Kepler problem emerges, and clarifies some remarks due
to Halphen and Appell. We also get the unexpected conclusion that there exists
a notion of divergence-free field of projective forces if and only if dim V=4.
No metric is involved in the axioms of projective dynamics.Comment: 20 pages, 4 figure
The helium atom in a strong magnetic field
We investigate the electronic structure of the helium atom in a magnetic
field b etween B=0 and B=100a.u. The atom is treated as a nonrelativistic
system with two interactin g electrons and a fixed nucleus. Scaling laws are
provided connecting the fixed-nucleus Hamiltonia n to the one for the case of
finite nuclear mass. Respecting the symmetries of the electronic Ham iltonian
in the presence of a magnetic field, we represent this Hamiltonian as a matrix
with res pect to a two-particle basis composed of one-particle states of a
Gaussian basis set. The corresponding generalized eigenvalue problem is solved
numerically, providing in the present paper results for vanish ing magnetic
quantum number M=0 and even or odd z-parity, each for both singlet and triplet
spin symmetry. Total electronic energies of the ground state and the first few
excitations in each su bspace as well as their one-electron ionization energies
are presented as a function of the magnetic fie ld, and their behaviour is
discussed. Energy values for electromagnetic transitions within the M=0 sub
space are shown, and a complete table of wavelengths at all the detected
stationary points with respect to their field dependence is given, thereby
providing a basis for a comparison with observed ab sorption spectra of
magnetic white dwarfs.Comment: 21 pages, 4 Figures, acc.f.publ.in J.Phys.
Projective dynamics and first integrals
We present the theory of tensors with Young tableau symmetry as an efficient
computational tool in dealing with the polynomial first integrals of a natural
system in classical mechanics. We relate a special kind of such first
integrals, already studied by Lundmark, to Beltrami's theorem about
projectively flat Riemannian manifolds. We set the ground for a new and simple
theory of the integrable systems having only quadratic first integrals. This
theory begins with two centered quadrics related by central projection, each
quadric being a model of a space of constant curvature. Finally, we present an
extension of these models to the case of degenerate quadratic forms.Comment: 39 pages, 2 figure
Superposition of Weyl solutions: The equilibrium forces
Solutions to the Einstein equation that represent the superposition of static
isolated bodies with axially symmetry are presented. The equations nonlinearity
yields singular structures (strut and membranes) to equilibrate the bodies. The
force on the strut like singularities is computed for a variety of situations.
The superposition of a ring and a particle is studied in some detailComment: 31 pages, 7 figures, psbox macro. Submitted to Classical and Quantum
Gravit
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